Translator

Astrid Taylor

Experience

Freelance Copyeditor and Translator

CSA/Proquest

January 2007 - June 2009 (2 years 5 months) • San Diego, CA

Abstracting, proofreading, text and Internet site indexing, and translating.

Editor

CSA/Proquest

January 2003 - December 2006 (3 years 11 months) • San Diego, CA

Edit,proofread, and index manuscripts for inclusion in the LLBA database. Write abstracts as needed. Translate titles as needed. Participate in review of end issue searches,line dumps,camera-ready copy, and bluelines for the LLBA database. Coordinate freelance abstractors and editors. Plan and prepare their assignments. Provide instruction and feedback as needed. Screen publications for LLBA coverage. Assist in thesaurus development. Contribute to development of the Web Resources Database. Train new editors and freelance personnel. Edit and proofread miscellaneous materials as needed. Contribute to review and revision of editorial practices and work procedures. Maintain documentation relating to database production.

Skills: Ability to correct English language spelling and grammatical errors., Ability to translate from various languages into English, Ability to translate from English to German, Ability to write abstracts to corresponding articles

Dental assistant/Receptionist/Secretary

Practice Dr. Sigga Sieber

September 1994 - December 2001 (7 years 3 months) • Zunzgen, Switzerland

Working as a dental assistant on the patient performing all the required duties, as well as developing x-rays, cleaning the environment and instruments according to strict health standards,etc. Task as a receptionist included setting up appointments, ushering clients to and from their seating area to their treatment, answering the phone; sectretarial duties such as filing, computer data entry, billing and simple accounting.

Translator

Fedis AG

July 1998 - July 2001 (3 years )

Working as a translator on contract basis, translating manuals for medical equipment (e.g. instruments and appliances) from German- English and English-German as well as French-English and English-French

Education

University of Basel, Switzerland

Master's Degree

English Literature and Linguistics, French Literature and Linguistics 1994 - 2002

Skills

• Ability to correct English language spelling and grammatical errors.

• Ability to translate from various languages into English

• Ability to translate from English to German

• Ability to write abstracts to corresponding articles

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